Have you ever wondered why balding also occurs in women. Finding a man bald may not diminish their looks; in fact, some men even look gorgeous with no hair, like Sean Connery. This is not the same though with women. A bald woman looks different although Sinead O’Connor is an exemption, as her shaved head gave prominence to her well-chiseled face. I am sure that if your hair starts to thin out, you will be anxious and would do anything you could to prevent balding. Before you start to panic, though, let us first analyze the causes of hair loss among women.
*Hormonal changes are a common thing among women. This starts at puberty and goes on until a woman reaches her menopausal stage. Hormonal imbalance in women can be generated by pregnancy, childbirth and miscarriage. These hormonal imbalances are also to be blamed for hair loss among the female gender. Major surgery or lingering diseases. The prescribed drugs that are to be taken after surgery or in treating chronic diseases result to the falling and thinning of hair. Diseases such hypertension, heart diseases, arthritis and depression can lead to hair loss. It is the same way with those who are going through chemotherapy or are taking birth control pills. Lingering diseases and major surgeries can exhaust or slow down the body’s energy reserves and affect hair growth.
Prescribed medications for chronic diseases as well as post-operative medications also trigger the thinning and falling of our hair. Chemotherapy is one type of treatment that destroys our hair follicles. Chronic diseases drain our energy, which can also affect the growth of our hair. Not to mention that when we get sick, we lose our appetite and we know, for a fact, that hair must be nourished well. Malnourishment does not only happen when we are sick. If we do not eat a balanced meal, then our hair as well as our skin and the rest of our body gets weak and will not perform to the best of their ability. Hence, an undernourished hair will lose it luster, will be weak and growth will be hampered.
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